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Deed proved: Lewis Hornaday to Jacob Nugant

November 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Deed, Lewis Hornaday to Jacob Nugant, proved by Andrew Morrow.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
November 1797 term
Grantor
Lewis Hornaday
Grantee
Jacob Nugant
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Andrew Morrow
The deed
Deed Book 6, page 231 →
Lewis Hornaday to Jacob Nugant (our deed record)

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Minute book 5, page 332
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1797 term
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30003, “County Court Minutes, 1795–1804” (State Archives film).
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